United States v. Choy Kum

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

The Indictment here, returned June 28, 1950, contains 19 Counts. Count 1 charges a conspiracy to defraud the United States and sets forth overt acts which also form the basis of the substantive charges in the remaining counts. 18 U.S.C.A. § 88, now 18 U.S.C.A. § 371. Counts 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17 allege violations of the law as to passports, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1542, formerly 22 U.S.C.A. § 220. (As to these Counts, it may be noted, the reference in the caption of each of these Counts was given as 8 U.S.C.A. § 746(a) (18), now 18 U.S.C.A. § 911, but as the reference forms…